[/] search [ENTER] submit ICAO [ESC] clear 5,740 STATIONS · WORLDWIDE

// EGYE · RAF Barkston Heath · Grantham, Lincolnshire

// STALE Observation is 1h 13m old — METAR cadence is typically hourly. A fresh report may be on its way.

// Station · 1h 13m ago · STALE

EGYE

RAF Barkston Heath
CAT VFR
WIND 070° / 17 kt
VIS 6+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 21°C / 11°C
ALTIM 29.94 inHg
ELEV 367 FT
52.9606°N / 0.5594°W
LOCATION · Grantham, Lincolnshire, GB
N
WIND
070°17 kt
EGYE · 367 FT
© OSM · CartoDB

// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 15Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
070°/17
 
 
 
VIS
6+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
—
 
 
 
T / Td
21 / 11
 
 
 
ALTIM
29.94"
 
 
 

Loading TAF forecast…

// Interpretation

VFR with brisk winds at 070°/17 kt. Visibility 6+ SM and no reported cloud layers. Would shift to MVFR if the ceiling drops to 3,000 ft or visibility below 5 SM.

Loading TAF forecast narrative…

SOURCES · NOAA Aviation Weather Center METAR (TAF loading…)

// Want this glance-able on 10 airports? METAR Deck →

// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

METAR EGYE 251550Z 07017KT 9999 SKC 21/11 Q1014 RMK BLU

EGYE · day 25 at 15:50 UTC · wind from 070° at 17 kt · visibility 6+ SM · temp 21°C / dewpoint 11°C · altimeter 29.94" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 070° @ 17 kt
3 USABLE · 3 AVOID · 1 CAUTION
N
WIND
070°17 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 3 usable
06★ HDG 060° H17 kt X3 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 5,722'
10 HDG 100° H15 kt X8 kt LEFT 4,193'
36 HDG 360° H6 kt X16 kt RIGHT ⚠ HIGH XW · 94%
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 3 ends
18 HDG 180° T6 kt X16 kt LEFT —
28 HDG 280° T15 kt X9 kt RIGHT —
24 HDG 240° T17 kt X3 kt LEFT —
Pattern altitude: 1,367 ft MSL (1,000 ft AGL). Verify pattern direction and altitude with the chart supplement before flying. // On calm winds (<3 kt), all runways are usable — favor the longest or whatever the pattern calls for.

// Density altitude · ISA +7°C

1,100FT
+733 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS loading…
FIELD ELEV367 FT OAT+21°C ISA DELTA+7°C PRESSURE ALT344 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at EGOM (RAF Spadeadam, Spadeadam, elev 1,066 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+11%
-8%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+8%
-5%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+4%
-3%

Approximate using ~10% perf loss / 1,000 ft DA for normally aspirated, scaled by powerplant type. Verify with your aircraft's POH for accurate numbers — especially above 5,000 ft DA where these rules of thumb diverge. Severity rating assumes a standard altimeter setting (29.92" Hg / 1013 hPa); a non-standard setting shifts the effective altitude by roughly 1,000 ft per 1" Hg of deviation.

// Cloud layers · clear · no layers reported

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 10,973 FT EGYE ELEV · 367 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER— TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL10,973 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC+0)

05:01ZSUNRISE
12:05ZSOLAR NOON
19:10ZSUNSET
19:47ZCIVIL END
CURRENT17:03Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING2h 06m VFR NIGHT BEGINS19:47Z (2h 43m) DAY LENGTH14h 08m
Waxing Gibbous
ILLUMINATION94% MOONRISE15:05Z MOONSET05:14Z FULL MOON IN2 days

// Nearest reporting stations

Loading nearest reporting stations…

// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay

© OpenStreetMap · CartoDB · OpenAIP
// Want this on your Stream Deck? METAR Deck shows real-time category and conditions for any 10 airports — built by the team that ships this page.
Get METAR Deck →